The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-15


very interesting sermon in the morning at
the Methodist church and delivering tenn
perance lecture in the evening. - Web
ster Haskins dug out a nest of foxes one
day last week. He killed all but one of
them and sent them off for the bounty.
= Smile Smith and wife and Mrs.
Joseph Hamilton, daughter of DR.. Packer,
were in town Saturday and Sunday.
Middlesex.
CHILDREN's DAY was observed on Sunday
last by very appropriate and pleasing exer-
cises under the auspices of the White Ribbon
Army. - j. Harry Holden is at home
for few days from his studies at Tufts Col
lege Divinity School. He will remain about
two weeks, but will spend his vacation in
taking charge of two parishes-Annisquam
and Lanesville-near Gloucester Mass.
- The marriage of Miss Ola Hudson
and l. E. Richardson of Minneapolis, Mimi,
took place Thursday evening last They ex-
pect to go West in about week The best
wishes of their many friends for their pros
perity and happiness will go with them to
their western home. - Rev. w. A.
Evans will preach at the Center church next
Sunday afternoon at half-past one o'clock
Moretown.
THE Catholics held a forty-hours' devo-
tional service last week, beginning Tuesday
morning. 60 The usual Children's day
services will be held at the Methodist
church Sunday forenoon June 49, and at
sorry to record this week the death of
Augustine Prentiss which occurred last
Saturday, after a long wasting away with
consumption. Mr.. Prentiss was well known,
being a native of this town, and was uni
versally liked and respected. He had been
for many years a steward in the Methodist
church, to which his death will be great
loss. He leaves a wife and an adopted
! daughter. Rev. w. II. Deane ofiCiated at
the funeral which was held on Sunday,
| from ba 70 VT 80 Re thou faithful
unto death and / will give thee crown OF
! life."
Northfield.
C. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
| tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake's
store. - The baseball match between
the mines of Middlebury College and the
University Saturday afternoon resulted in
another victory for the cadets. the score
standing twenty-four to four at the end of
six innings. This gives our boys cham
pionship in the state college league, and
salute was fred in the evening in honor of
that fact - The change in the library
room proves great improvement, and is a
matter of much convenience to the patrons.
Some new books are to be added soon.
- The Unversalist and Congregational
churches were very tastefully decorated
with flowers last Sunday, Rose Sunday be-
ing observed at the former and Childrens
day at the latter by appropriate exercises
by and for the children. Six children were
dedicated at the Universalist church. -
John Stack, former Northfield boy, who
has lately been married. has moved into the
south tenement of G. A Whites house on
Central street, recently vacated by G. III.
Cofrin. - Rev. w. S. Hazen and fam
lily are visiting in Swanton and Richmond
this week. - The Universalist sociable
will be held with Mrs. Charles Dole this
wednesday, afternoon and evening -
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet Friday instead of Thursday this
week with Mrs. E. Pope. Monthly reading.
Also temperance legislation record of
year. - The thirty-third commencement
J of Norwich University occurs next week,
with the following principal features on the
| programme: Sunday, at 4: 80 P. NJ, in the
Episcopal church, baccaaureate sermon by
Rev. Howard F. Hill of Montpelier. Tues
day, at q 30 p. NJ, on the parade ground,
feld-day sports. Wednesday, at 8: 90 P. NJ,
} in Concert Hall, junior exhibition. Thurs
} day, at 10: 90 A. NJ, in the Methodist church,
, commencement exercises: at 3: 90 P. NJ, on
) the parade ground, military exercises and
) drills; at s: 90 P. NJ, in Concert Hall, COM
} mencement concert; at 10: 90 P. NJ, in
Armory Hall, cadets hop. Music for the
concert and hop will be furnished by Blais-
( delPs orchestra. - A special village
} meeting will be held Saturday evening at
Z: 80 o'clock to see if the village will vote
t to sell the old leather hose and also buy
3 new hose. - Miss Katie Flood goes
: this week to Boston to spend the summer
5 with her sisters. - NJ. A. Howe is at
t home for the summer.
, Plainfield.
S WE learn that the annual Blanchard pic
r mic is to be held on the premises of ID. j,
| Norcross in Plainfeld on Thursday, the Both
e instant. - There is talk of Fourth of
= July celebration here but it is not yet fully
2 decided upon. - Children's day was OBJ
y severed last Sunday at the Methodist church
n by appropriate exercises. The exercises
that were to have been held at ne Congre-
gatonal church were postponed two weeks,
or until Sunday, the Goth instant. -
s Dea. S. b. Gale and wife and II. II. Dewey
: and wife attended, as delegates, the Con-
: gregational county conference at Berlin last
o week. - Rev. w. T. Swinnerton is at
n tending the Congregational Convention Of
9 Ministers and Churches at Swanton this
d week. - Mrs. Lawrence and her daugh-
: ter, Mrs. DR.. Vincent, came to town last
Q week to visit friends. Mrs. Vincent re-
\ turned on Saturday, but Mrs. Lawrence re:
5 mains for the present with her friends, OF
i which she has large number here, this
having been her home for many years.
:, "A few days since Mervin Pratt
u started to walk from West Topsham, where
7 he had been teaching school, to his home in
d East Montpelier, and was directed. as the
i nearest route, through the forests in Harris
9 Gore, but mistook the path, and for a
n time was lost, coming out, after long
: tramp, several miles from his objective point.
Z he thinks he will not try the forests next
t time. - A. c. Slayton last week pur-
: chased four or five horses for his stable and
?. for market There is an active demand for
e good horses most of the time, and our farm
Il ers should breed nothing but good stock
h = A. E. Snow returned last Monday
s from the Western States where he has
: been visiting friends. Mr.. Snow has trav-
:. eled quite extensively through the Western,
7, Middle and Southern States, and from what
/ he has seen is quite content to remain in
y New England.
l. RoXbury.
CHILDREN's DAY was observed last Sun
e day with appropriate exercises at the Con-
gregational church. - Rev Mr. Howard
returned from his visit to Massachusetts on
. Friday. Mrs. Howard is to remain there
;, awhile longer, - A bloody war was re-
= ported from " Fucker " street on Sunday.
u There were several rows and Frank
. Wheeler was terribly beaten by Mike Flynn.
= All good citizens are calling for the admin
y istration of law up there, and the cider
" guzzler must GO" - III. w. Kemp,
. Esq, of Montpelier was in town Monday
y afternoon. - NJ. S. Davis, late landlord
= of the Summit House, is in town. - O..
w. Orcutt is making extensive repairs on
his residence and a fresh coat of paint
= greatly changes its appearance. - Rich
= ard Gallagher has moved to Barre. 80
= Rodney Paul of North Troy was in town
. over Sunday, He returned to his home
Monday, taking the goods of his daughter,